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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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